Sigfrid Edström

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Sigfrid Edström was a Swedish industrialist and sports administrator who served as president of the International Olympic Committee in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish person
human
industrialist
sports administrator
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1870-11-11
dateOfDeath 1964-03-18
educatedAt Chalmers University of Technology
ETH Zurich
employer ASEA
endTime 1952
familyName Edström
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
industrial management
sports administration
givenName Johan
Sigfrid
honor Olympic Order (posthumous recognition as former IOC president)
knownFor president of the International Olympic Committee
languageSpoken English
Swedish
memberOf International Olympic Committee
name Johan Sigfrid Edström
nationality Swedish
nativeLanguage Swedish
notableAchievement led the IOC during and after World War II
notableWork development of ASEA into a major Swedish industrial company
occupation business executive
engineer
sports official
participatedIn organization of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
placeOfBirth Göteborg
Sweden
placeOfDeath Stockholm
Sweden
positionHeld Chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee
Chief executive officer of ASEA
President of the International Olympic Committee
Vice President of the International Olympic Committee
residence Göteborg
Stockholm
sexOrGender male
spouse Ruth Randall Edström
startTime 1942

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1948 Summer Olympics
XIV Olympiad
IOCPresidentDuringGames
1952 Summer Olympics
IOCPresidentAtTheTime
Sigfrid Edström ("Johan Sigfrid Edström")
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